Mason Grad Students Awarded Cosmos Club Scholarships

Five Mason grad students were recently awarded scholarships from the Cosmos Club of Washington, D.C.

The Cosmos program provides grants to graduate students at member institutions to meet unexpected, and sometimes unsupported, aspects of their research.

The Mason recipients, their field of study and their research projects are:

Sameer Bhattarai, Environmental Science and Policy, “Microtopography Effects on Vegetative and Biogeochemical Patterns in Created Wetlands: A Comparative Study to Provide Guidance for Wetland Creation/Restoration.”

Kristin Wolf, Environmental Science and Policy, “The Effects of Hydrologic Connectivity, Soil Properties, and Functional Design Elements on Nitrogen Dynamics in Created and Natural Wetlands in the Piedmont Region of the Southeastern United States.”

This year, 27 Cosmos Scholars were selected from a field of 205 applicants. Scholarship awards vary between $1,500 and $3,000.

Next year, the grantees will present the results of their research at a dinner hosted by the foundation.